Nikkei Shimbun June 2008 Telephone Opinion Poll

*All numbers are percentages
*Number in parentheses are the number of respondents

 

Q1.  Do you support or not support the Fukuda Cabinet (N=900)

Support	26
Do not support	63
No answer/Do not know	11

 

SQ1.  For those who answered “support,” what are the reasons for your support?  Please choose as many as applies from the following seven answers. (N=237)

Because it is an LDP cabinet	37
Good policies	8
Good sense of international affairs	11
Leadership	7
Stability	16
Trustworthy character of members	43
Politically clean	17
Others	6
No answer/Do not know	3

 

SQ2.  For those who answered “do not support,” what are the reasons for not supporting?  Please choose as many as applies from the following seven answers. (N=566)

Because it is an LDP cabinet	20
Bad policies	46
Bad sense of international affairs	22
Lack of leadership	61
Instability	33
Members not trustworthy	17
Politically not clean	4
Others	3
No answer/Do not know	2

 

Q2.  Which political party do you currently support?  Please choose only one. (N=900)

Liberal Democratic Party	30
Democratic Party of Japan	25
Komeito	3
Japan Communist Party	1
Social Democratic Party	1
The People's New Party	0
The New Party of Japan	0
Other political party	0
Do not favor any political party	33
No answer/Do not know	6

 

SQ1.  For those who answered “do not support any party” or “no answer/do not know,” if you are to name one, which political party do you favor? (N=352)

Liberal Democratic Party	15
Democratic Party of Japan	26
Komeito	1
Japan Communist Party	4
Social Democratic Party	2
The People's New Party	0
The New Party of Japan	0
Other political party	2
Do not favor any political party	38
No answer/Do not know	12

 

[Support + Preferable Parties (N=900)]

Liberal Democratic Party	36
Democratic Party of Japan	35
Komeito	4
Japan Communist Party	3
Social Democratic Party	1
The People's New Party	0
The New Party of Japan	0
Other political party	1
Do not support or favor any political party	15
No answer/Do not know	5

 

Q3.  During the last Diet session, the House of Councillors approved the censure motion against Prime Minister Fukuda, yet Prime Minister Fukuda has not dissolved the House of Representatives/called for general elections or had the cabinet resign.  Do you approve or not of his response? (N=900)

Approve	31
Do not approve	52
Can't say either	8
No answer/Do not know	9

 

Q4.  The Democratic Party of Japan began to take a confrontational approach against the government and ruling parties during the last Diet session.  Do you approve or not of the Democratic Party of Japan’s approach? (N=900)

Approve	43
Do not approve	45
Can't say either	5
No answer/Do not know	7

 

Q5.  Prime Minister Fukuda has indicated he will make a decision on raising the consumption tax rate in the next two to three years. What are your thoughts on the increase of the consumption tax? (N=900)

Raising the consumption tax rate is inevitable	46
Should not raise the consumption tax rate	47
Others	3
No answer/Do not know	4

 

Q6.  The government/ruling parties have reviewed the medical system for late-stage seniors and have instituted reforms to reduce the financial burden on low-income seniors by reducing their insurance premiums.  Do you approve or not of these reforms? (N=900)

Approve	59
Do not approve	35
Can't say either	3
No answer/Do not know	4

 

Q7.  The opposition party has submitted a bill to abolish the medical system for late-stage seniors and return to the former elderly health care system.  Do you approve or not of this position? (N=900)

Approve	55
Do not approve	31
Can't say either	5
No answer/Do not know	8

 

Q8.  North Korea has promised to reopen the investigation into the abduction of Japanese citizens.  If the Japanese government can agree to the terms of this investigation, it will relax some of its economic sanctions against North Korea.  Do you support or not this position? (N=900)

Support	25
Against	61
Can't say either	4
No answer/Do not know	11

 

Q9.  Prime Minister Fukuda announced his “Fukuda vision” in regard to global warming in which he proposed reducing emissions of gases by 60% to 80% by 2050.  Do you approve or not of this? (N=900)

Approve	67
Do not approve	19
Can't say either	4
No answer/Do not know	10

 

Q10.  Should Prime Minister Fukuda reshuffle the cabinet? (N=900)

Reshuffle the cabinet	54
For the time being, not necessary to reshuffle the cabinet	33
Others	4
No answer/Do not know	9

 

Q11.  When do you think the dissolution of the House of Representatives and the next general election should be held? (N=900)

Dissolve the House of Representatives as soon as possible	24
Within the year	24
By the beginning of next year	12
There is no need to speed up the dissolution of the House of Representatives	30
Others	1
No answer/Do not know	9

 

F1.  Gender (Determined by the polltaker) (N=900)

Male	45
Female	55
Unknown	0

 

F2.  How old are you? (N=900)

In my 20s	6
In my 30s	18
In my 40s	18
In my 50s	21
In my 60s	20
70 years old or older	13
Refused to answer	3

 

Average Age    52.4

F3.  What is your occupation? (N=900)

Agriculture, forestry and fisheries	2
Employee (company or governmental employee, teacher, etc.)	47
Self-owned business, self-employed (including a homemaker)	11
Full-time housewife (without job only)	21
Student	1
Unemployed	15
Refused to answer	3